Systems
There are four national designation levels of EMS providers, they are?
EMR, EMT, AEMT, Paramedic.
Name the components of the SOAP method of documentation.
Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan.
The primary survey or assessment begins with?
LOC
The type of consent to transport a minor without the family being present is known as?
Implied consent.
US placards are found where?
Transportation
CQI is?
Continuous Quality improvement
The H in CHART method stands for?
History
The LOC is determined using the ? scale?
AVPU
This law was created in 1986 to combat the practice of "patient dumping" and states that a hospital must accept and stabilize a patient prior to transport.
EMTALA. Emergency Medical treatment and Active Labor Act
NFPA placards are found where?
Fixed facilities
In order to provide intubation to a patient you must be a?
Paramedic.
Information that the patient tells you is considered "WHAT" for documentation purposes?
Subjective.
AVPU stands for?
Alert, Verbal, Painful, Unresponsive.
Name the four factors that must be present to prove negligence.
Duty, Breach of duty, Damage, Proximate cause.
Name the three types of radiation
Alpha, Beta, Gamma
AEMT"s are allowed to administer certain medications, transmit 12 lead ECG and obtain IV access?
True.
Things that you can physically see is "WHAT" in terms of documentation?
Objective.
When checking the breathing and pulse of a patient we want to know three things, they are?
Rate, Rhythm, Quality.
Define assault
The act of threatening someone.
A level A suit includes?
Full encapsulation with SCBA
The state document that guides your practice is known as?
Scope of Practice.
The PCR is forever a ___ document?
Legal record of patient care.
CRT stands for?
Capillary Refill Time
The act that provides for protection of health information is?
HIPAA. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
The book that lists all HAZMAT is know as the?
ERG, Emergency Response Guidebook.